Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-17
sz,hone.s Attack on Barbour.

Gen. EiQhone Scde0VOrS 10 excite pTtJu
dice against Mr. Barbour by a very bitter
| personal attack upon that gentleman, in
which he charges that Barbour's only inter
IS. in the result OF the State elections is in
spired by his desire 10 succeed MIR. Riddle
berger in The United States Senate; that be
| took no part in The late wa!, and made no
sacrifices for the Virginia people in the war
between tic sections that he mas done moth
ing for the material development OF the
State. and as figure head president OF the
Virginia Midland Railroad he subordinated
the interests Of Virginia TO those of Balti-
! more that he has Gully nominal residence
in Virginia, While his actual residence is III
Washington city that during his six years
in Congress he was the author OF no meas
ure for tho benefit Of the State Nc, Nc.
Now there is nothing whatever in any OF
those charges which should have feathers
weight in inducing any true Vrginian TO
vote against Mr.. Barbour. He has never
declared himself candidate for the United
States Senate aud if democratic legisla
ture is elected he will have to take his
chances OF being The choice of a msjority,
Just as he did two years ago, when another
person was elected 1t is Malone himself
who is making his candidacy for the Senate
g leading issue Of the campaign, and it comes
with very bad grace from him to be charg.
Jug MIR. Barbour or any one else with hsv
ing aspirations 10 succeed Mr. Ri9dleberger.
AS to the part Mr. Barbour took in the
late war, il is sufficient TO say that while he
does not claim to be military man, and
therefore did rot take the field, he was
loyal citizen 10 the Conlederacy, and in his
position as president Of on important line OF
ralroad, he did moro than halfdozan gen
erals TO promote the cause OF Southern inde-
pendence, in the way Of moving troops,
supplies, arms, ammunition, etc. The part
he had TO perform was an exceedingly i'm
portant one, and he performed it faithfully
and well. In point of service to the Con
federacy he need not be ashamed to COM
pare his record with that OF Malone, though
the services Of the two were dissmilar.
In the matter of material development OF
much more than General Malone ever did,
for it was during his presidency that the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad was ex
tended from Charlottesville toLynchhutg,
and, since the war, from Lynchbu,g to Dau-
Vile, thus giving to the State one Of the
most important transportation lines within
her borders.
Has Gen. Malone built one mile of rail
road snco the war? Not that we have ever
heard Oh Under pretense OF intending to
build the Virginia and Kentucky railroad,
he induced the Legislature to pass
his consolidation bill and surrender
to bin the States interest in the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, the
South Side Railroad and the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad amounting to
several millions of dollars, but after getting
possession OF it he then had the cheek to go
before tho same body and ask to be re.
leased rom tho building of the Virginia and
Kentucky Railroad, and by his peculiar
methods obtained release from that obi
gaticn Then, ia few years, he ran the
three old roads into hopeless bankruptcy,
and they we're sold 30 Northern capitalists
So Virginia lost several million dollars in
vested in those roads, not one mile OF new
road was built, and the control of the three
old roads that were consolidated passed
out of the hands Of our own people and in.
to the hands of strangers. That is Ma
homes magnificent record in the way Of
developing the material resources of the
State" We freely admit that Mr.. Barbour
can show nothing 10 compare with that.
The question Of Mr.. Barbour's residence
SNNe
in the House of Representative was contest
cd by Mr. Baily, and it wss decided both
by the Committee on elections and the
House itself that he haa a legal residence in
Virginia Many leadog republicans and
democrats reside temporarily in Washing
tor, but at the same time maintain their
legal residence in their respective States,
and it is perfectly legal to do so.
AS to Mr. Barbours six years service in
Congress, it can be truthfully said that he
faithfully represented Virginia, and Cast his
votes ia accordance with the wishes of his
constituents, which is more than can be
said Of Malone. as the Legislature of the
State fet constrained to ask MIN to resign.
air. Ba:bous's constituents. and the people |
of tho State, were entirely satisfied with the
manner in which he discharged his dnties-
Richmond Thig.